Four killed, including gunman, in shooting incident in Pennsylvania

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Four killed, including gunman, in shooting incident in Pennsylvania

By M. Alex Johnson, NBC News


Four people were killed, including the gunman, and three state troopers were injured Friday in a series of shootings over a wide area of central Pennsylvania, authorities said.

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Blair County District Attorney Richard Consiglio told NBC station WJAC of Johnstown, Pa., that one of the troopers was shot, one was injured in a vehicle crash and one was injured by flying glass from a bullet that was shot through his car window.


None sustained life-threatening injuries in the shooting incident, which occurred at multiple locations over several miles around Frankstown Township, Geeseytown and Hollidaysburg, about 75 miles west of Harrisburg.

Police and emergency officials told NBC News that they could give no other details. But the Blair County Emergency Management Agency said it was calling in counselors for the public to a command center it had set up at the Geeseytown Fire Hall.

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Four Dead, Three State Troopers Wounded in Pennsylvania Town Shooting

December 21, 2012

By Zachary Reis


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BLAIR COUNTY, PA. (MorichesDaily) — Four people are dead, including the shooter, and three state troopers were injured this morning in a shooting incident in Frankstown Township, Blair County District Attorney Richard Consiglio said.

Emergency officials are on the scene of a deadly shooting in the Hollidaysburg area in Blair County.


Right now, sources say that 4 people are dead, and 3 Pennsylvania State Troopers were also hurt but expected to be okay.


Two troopers were wounded during a shootout with the suspect.


One of the troopers bulletproof vest stopped the bullet.


A third trooper was injured in a crash involving the suspect, Consiglio said.


Hollidaysburg Area School District schools, particularly Frankstown Elementary School, weren’t in a lockdown mode as a result of the shooting.


Superintendent Paul Gallagher said state police contacted the district about the incident but said there was no threat to students.


Troopers then shot and kill the suspect.


Sources say the suspect was on a rural road in the Altoona – Hollidaysburg area shooting at random.


Emergency officials say 3 men were killed, and one woman in the shooting. The suspect’s was one of those men.


This is a developing story

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DA: 4 Dead, Including Gunman, Along Rural Pa. Road


HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. December 21, 2012 (AP)






A shooting along a rural road Friday left four people dead, including the gunman, and three state troopers injured, authorities said.


The shooting scene "extended over several miles" in Frankstown Township, about 70 miles west of Harrisburg, Blair County District Attorney Rich Consiglio said.


The dead were three men and one woman, Consiglio said. It wasn't immediately clear who killed the gunman.


The victims' identities weren't immediately released.


Three state troopers were also injured during the melee.


One trooper was shot in his bulletproof vest and escaped serious injury, a state police spokesman said.


A second trooper was struck by broken glass when his vehicle was fired on, and a third trooper was in a crash involving the gunman, Consiglio said.


The public is not at risk, Consiglio said. Nearby schools weren't placed on lockdown, township supervisor Mark Schroyer said.